Hi Becky, Are these your photos of April?  If so, please include this link in your posts so our hoof guru can take a look at them: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=3922 Hang in there! 

For Members Who Need Trim Evaluations When: Monday, 6 February 2017 Description: Trim is often the “missing link” in regaining and maintaining soundness. Because your equine friend deserv

Hi,  How long might it take at the moment for someone to take a look at a case study?  Many thanks becky2010 UK NRChttps://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Becky%20and%20April

Chris: Yes this list is brand new (as of last week I think) so you haven't missed much. I have a 21 year old Swedish Warmblood gelding (my partner of 19 years)who is doing FEI dressage. He was diagno

Hello everyone and welcome to the Equine Cushings list! Over the next several weeks I will try to go back through my archives and post some of the emails that have been exchanged between myself an

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Donna: Your mare sounds rather suspicious for Cushings. I'd have her checked. There are several different tests and many opinions on which is the most accurate one for diagnosing. Cushings is difficul

Hi Donna, The cost and medication necessary to treat Cushings can be quite variable depending on the horse, how they progress, and what their symptoms are. My mare was diagnosed symptomatically --

Donna: Measuring the ACTH level Dexamethasone suppression test ACTH stimulation test Insulin tolerance test TRH (throid releasing hormone) test are all tests that can be used in helping to diagnose C

Hi, I have my 22yo mare on Permax (pergolide). She is on .25 g a day. I buy them at WalMart for about $75 for a two month supply. That is cheaper than cypro! The newest thought, backed up by research,

Carla - I too have had a terrible time obtaining Cyproheptadine at a reasonable price. Sometimes, you can't get it at any price, and I hate to leave my horse, Bug, without for even a short time. Ri

I've never checked Bug's insulin. Does the vet do that, or can you test blood sugar as you would in a human diabetic? As for life span with Cushings, I've always heard that the horse or pony is muc

Chris: Did you mean .25 g or .25mg for the Permax doseage? I'm guessing you meant mg. Have you found improvements in your horse's bloodwork as well as the clinical signs? Can you site the research th

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Hi Everyone, I'm wondering what the latest dosage recommendations are for the pergolide? Is it still the higher (somewhere around 0.75 mg) or did that lower dosage pan out (somewhere around 0.25 mg

Hi, I am using .25 of pergolide. The vet said we would start small and work up so I guess that the answer to your question is "it depends on the horse". My mare seems to be responding quite well to th

I've been using a liquid suspension of Cypro. that I purchased from a place in CT. It's made especially for horses (apple/carmel f

Hi, I am using .25 of pergolide. The vet said we would start small and work up so I guess that the answer to your question is "it depends on the horse". My mare seems to be responding quite well to th

does anyone know of any medications that work for a horse with cushings? We are looking at spending $300 per month on meds and we don't think we can afford that much. Thanks-Dana EquineCushings Moder